Alder Country Park

To the Broads National Park first perhaps? The northern stretch of Britain’s largest area of protected wetland is about 15 minutes’ drive away. First stop should probably be the Museum of the Broads (20 minutes’ drive), before you head out to explore the rest of the park on foot, by bike, on a boat trip or paddling yourself on a paddleboard or canoe. While you’re in that area, you may also like to stop in at the excellent Wroxham Barns (15 minutes) to browse the shops or take the kids to the junior farm and fun park, or let them loose on the adventure trails at BeWILDerwood Norfolk (20 minutes). And of course you’ll want to go to the coast – perhaps to the popular Mundesley beach (10 minutes), where seals can be spotted from October to February, or up to Cromer (20 minutes), which has a pier, a lovely sandy beach and a tropical zoo as well as some renowned seafood.